this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Person of the Year" should be renamed "Most Chaotic Person of the Year"

I mean that's literally what the award is for.

[–] lunarul 2 points 1 month ago

a person, group, idea, or object that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It could be...but it's supposed to be the most newsworthy/discussed person. Doesn't necessarily have to be for negative reasons. Greta Thunberg was Times POTY in 2019. Last year was Taylor Swift and before that was Zelensky.